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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 2DLaunch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
TianHui-1
Launched
August 24, 2010 · 07:10 UTC
Summary
Tianhui-1 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 2D from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China on August 24, 2010 at 07:10 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 74th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 5,074th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Long March 2D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Tianhui 1-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Long March 2D flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 74th launch7th this yearhumanity's 5,074th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianhui 1-01 · NORAD 36985 · 2010-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2010-040A
- Epoch
- 2010-08-24 09:47:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23356206 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008857
- Inclination
- 97.352°
- Ascending node
- 355.0068°
- Arg. of perigee
- 314.6239°
- Mean anomaly
- 45.4281°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Tianhui 1-01 · NORAD 36985 · re-entered March 15, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Tianhui-1 was the first Chinese Tianhui stereo-mapping satellite, carrying stereoscopic and multispectral cameras to produce topographic maps from a sun-synchronous orbit of about 500 km.
Pad
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
15th launch from Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), 3rd this year · 50th from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 24, 3:10 PM GMT+8, in daylight
138 launches from this pad · 299 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tianhui-1 launch?
Tianhui-1 launched on August 24, 2010 at 07:10 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianhui-1?
Coverage: TianHui-1 CZ-2D launch August 24 2010. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianhui-1?
Long March 2D, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 2D spec sheet
Where did Tianhui-1 launch from?
Launch Area 94 (SLS-2 / 603), Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Aug 24, 3:10 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianhui-1 reach?
Tianhui 1-01, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 497 × 509 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Tianhui-1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).